Journal of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
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Abstract

Attitude Towards E-Prescription and Associated Factors among Physicians at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital 2021: Institution Based Cross-Sectional Study

Libsuye Yalgaw Zimamu*, Gashaw Mehiret Wubet, Dessie Alemnew Shiferaw, Tadilo Tesfaw Tarekegn, Gashaw Mekete Adal, Bayleyegn Mulat

Background: Electronic prescribing is defined by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as the transmission using electronic media, of prescription or prescription related information between prescriber, dispenser, pharmacy benefit manager or health plan, either directly or through an intermediary, including an eprescribing network.

Objective: This study was designed to assess attitude towards e-prescription and associated factors among physicians at university of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital 2021. Gondar, Ethiopia. Methods: A institution based cross-sectional study was carried out among (n=152) physicians were participated with a response rate of 88.8%. Data were collected using structured self-administered questionnaires from August 1 to September 1/2021. The collected data were entered into Epi-info version 7 and exported to SPSS version 20 software for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was employed to identify factors associated with dependent variables. Odds Ratio (OR), with 95% CI and p value<0.05 were computed to determine the level of significance.

Results: Based on the operational definition the overall score of attitudes to e-prescription of physicians from the university of Gondar compressive specialized hospital was 76.8% (95% CI: 66.7-84.2). Among the candidate variables for multi variable analysis two variables like age of the respondents (AOR: 2.48 (1.055-5.830)) and monthly salary of the respondents (AOR: 8.29 (3.002-22.89)) had having significantly association with e-prescription.

Conclusion and recommendation: The overall score of attitudes to e-prescription of physicians from the university of Gondar compressive specialized hospital was 76.8% (95% CI: 66.7-84.2). Age of the respondents and monthly salary of the respondents were significantly associated with e-prescription from the working organization university of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital and health care policy makers and hospital managers need to develop and institutionalize evidence based extensive training of stakeholders especially prescribers and infrastructure development before its adoption to make it successful and fruitful.

Published Date: 2025-01-21; Received Date: 2024-07-18